Vegetarian

Red Lentil and Squash Soup is for Soup.

Red Lentil and Squash Soup takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Red Lentil and Squash Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Red Lentil and Squash Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Red Lentil and Squash Soup are:

* Sunflower Oil or butter, 3 tbsp
* Onions, raw, 1 cup, chopped
* Celery, raw, 1 stalk, large (11"-12" long)
* carrots, diced (1 cup)
* Winter Squash or zucchini, 1 cup, cubes
* *Spices, Turmeric, 1 tsp
* *tomatoes, canned, Del Monte diced, 1 cup
* *ground cumin, .5 tsp
* *dry red lentils, 1 cup
* *Green Onion/Scallions, .25 cup

Here is how you make Red Lentil and Squash Soup:

Melt half the oil or butter in a wide soup pot. Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, while you dice the celery, carrots, and squash. Add them to the onion, sprinkle on 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the turmeric, and the cumin, and cook for 5 minutes.Add the tomato, lentils, and 5 1/2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, partially covered, until the lentils have softened, 20 to 30 minutes. Taste for salt and add several grindings of pepper. Season with lime juice.Melt the remaining oil or butter in a small skillet, add the scallions, and toss over high heat to wilt them, about 2 minutes. Serve the soup with some of the scallions in each bowl.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BUMP12.

The nutritional information for Red Lentil and Squash Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 170.9

• Total Fat: 5.5 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 85.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
• Protein: 8.1 g